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Disability inclusion and South-South Cooperation
Disability inclusion a high priority for public employment services in South-East Asia
Good practices to prioritize disability inclusion in public employment services discussed by government representatives from around South-East Asia.
Remedy blueprint
6th United Nations Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific
Forum focusses on bridging gaps and accelerating access to remedy; sessions can be followed in person or virtually.
News
Social and solidarity economy critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia-Pacific
Policymakers, workers' and employers' organizations and practitioners across Asia and the Pacific are leveraging the social and solidarity economy toward sustainable development in the region.
Brunei Darussalam ratifies the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187)
Brunei Darussalam is the 67th Member State of the ILO to have ratified this fundamental Convention.
APESO 2024
Asia-Pacific labour markets show recovery amidst looming demographic challenges
The Asia Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2024, reveals persistent employment issues and calls for inclusive policies to avert ageing crisis.
Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate
Climate change is a real threat to worker safety across the Asia-Pacific region. To mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2024, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa explains what...
Skill development
Lifelong learning vital for workers and businesses to navigate Asia's skills landscape evolution
Skills experts from across Asia make case for continuous learning in order to keep ahead of momentous changes taking place in workplaces.
Safe and Fair project
Realizing women migrant workers’ rights in ASEAN region – main outcomes
At an InfoPoint organized by the European Commission, the ILO presented key results of the Safe and Fair project, which is part of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative and implemented across ten countries in Southeast Asia.
Skills development
Path ahead for Mutual Recognition of Skills in ASEAN mapped out
Importance of continuing efforts to facilitate free flow of skilled workers within the region discussed.
Youth employment in ASEAN
ASEAN, UNICEF, ILO regional dialogue delivers joint recommendation to advance region’s youth
Discussions focus on steps needed to help young people across ASEAN find decent work amidst rapidly changing employment environment.
Asia-Pacific labour market insights
More than one in four workers in South-East Asia employed in global supply chains
International Labour Organization Working Paper highlights scale of South-East Asian labour market engagement in global supply chains as well as need for strengthened policy and enhanced skills development to maximise decent work benefits.
Forced Labour
Brunei Darussalam joins the global movement against forced labour
Brunei Darussalam becomes the 181st country in the world to ratify the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)
Migrant workers
ILO welcomes ASEAN Declaration protecting migrant workers and families in crisis situations
The Declaration is an important step towards reducing vulnerability and enhancing welfare of migrant workers in the region.
Women entrepreneurs connect across ASEAN
Networking event helps women entrepreneurs forge business relationships and draw strength and inspiration from their peers across ASEAN.
The tourism sector
ILO research highlights massive COVID-19 impact on tourism employment in Asia and the Pacific
Asia–Pacific tourism industry left reeling from job losses, deterioration in work quality and shifts towards increased informality.
Asia-Pacific labour market insights
Labour productivity trends in Asia and the Pacific highlight uneven COVID-19 impacts
Enhanced labour productivity is key to boost living standards and is prioritized in the Sustainable Development Goals. In Asia and the Pacific, growth in labour productivity has been instrumental in reducing poverty in recent decades.
Asia-Pacific labour market insights
Getting older: Confronting Asia and the Pacific’s ageing labour force
Asia and the Pacific’s ageing population is a trend that is expected to steadily increase. Ageing societies means older labour forces and higher old-age dependency ratios, increasing the pressures on economies to close pension and social protection...
Press release
ILO forecasts slow jobs recovery in ASEAN region
Upward trend in COVID-19 cases and slow vaccine roll out likely to prolong the labour market crisis and hamper recovery.
Interview
10 years on from the ILO Domestic Workers Convention: What has changed?
Over half of the world’s domestic workers are in Asia and the Pacific. 10 years on from the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), Anna Olsen, Technical Specialist at the International Labour Organization’s TRIANGLE in ASEAN...
Green jobs in ASEAN
Further policy strengthening required for green jobs to meet full ASEAN potential
First of its kind regional study highlights policy readiness of Association of Southeast Asian Nations to green their economies and areas where additional policies are required to capture full potential of shift towards green jobs and a just...